Childhood
Marina was born into a family far from cinema and theater: her father worked as a television technician, her mother was an accountant. However, from an early age the girl clearly showed artistic talent, and when Marina turned six, her mother took her to a ballroom dancing school. Marina was not accepted, suspecting the baby of a predisposition to obesity. After feeling a little sad, the girl began studying music at the Simferopol School of Arts, mastering the subtleties of playing the piano within its walls.
Marina Petrenko – a native of Crimea
During her school years, Marina participated in amateur performances; after the first performance she realized that she wanted to become an actress. In 2001, the girl’s father heard on TV about an upcoming casting for a historical film about Hetman Mazepa and, knowing about his daughter’s dream, sent her photograph to the director of the project, Yuri Ilyenko. A week later, Marina found an invitation to audition in her mailbox.
Together with her mother, the girl went to the Kyiv film studio named after Alexander Dovzhenko. Marina turned out to be one of the twenty most likely candidates for the role of Kochubey’s young daughter, and two months later, when she no longer hoped to receive an answer from the film studio, she was invited to filming.
Marina Petrenko without makeup
The film “Prayer for Hetman Mazepa” was presented to the public in 2002, but Russian viewers never saw it due to the scandal that broke out - the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation accused the film of distorting historical facts and banned it from showing it in Russia.
In high school, Marina received more than one invitation to audition, but, at the insistence of her parents, she refused over and over again. After graduating from 9th grade, tired of stepping on the throat of her own song, the girl decided to go to Moscow on her own. The parents barely managed to find Marina at the station, with a suitcase and a ticket in her hands. At the “family meeting,” it was decided to invite to dinner an old friend of the family, actress Natalya Vdovina, who told the girl in detail about the difficulties of her chosen path. Under the influence of new arguments, Marina decided to first finish school and get a higher education, far from theater and cinema.
Young Marina Petrenko (right)
In 2003, she applied to the Kiev International University, choosing the specialty “International Law”. While studying at the university, Marina starred in the series “The Return of Mukhtar-3” and in the films “Five Minutes to the Metro,” “Heart of the World” and “Own Children.” With each new appearance on the set, Marina realized more and more clearly that she was much less interested in international law than in acting in front of the camera. A year before finishing her studies at the university, in 2007, she applied to four theater universities in Moscow. Each of the attempts was crowned with success, but the choice was made at the Moscow Art Theater School, where Marina Petrenko ended up in the workshop of Dmitry Brusnikin and Roman Kozak.
Marina Petrenko graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School
Debut
Success also added fuel to the fire: the girl’s mother saw on TV that a casting was going on for teenage girls in Kyiv for the filming of the film “Prayer for Hetman Mazepa.” Knowing what their child dreams of, the parents took their daughter to audition.
That morning, Petrenko, who arrived from Simferopol, almost gave up when they saw at least a thousand girls in front of the studio building, each more beautiful than the other. Many were dressed up, in stiletto heels, with full evening makeup. Frightened, my mother immediately suggested that Marina give up the idea, take a walk around the capital and return home. However, the daughter suddenly showed extraordinary firmness.
Marina cut her hair, plucked her eyebrows thinly, as was fashionable in the early 2000s, got a black tan on the beach...
Right in jeans and sneakers, without any makeup, fresh from the road, the girl boldly entered the studio and played the necessary scene. Soon the assistant sent almost all the young ladies home, leaving no more than twenty. Each of them once again demonstrated their talents. “We’ll think about it,” they said at the studio. And they asked not to change their appearance.
A month passed, no call from the studio, summer was beginning. Realizing that she didn’t pass the casting, Marina cut her hair, plucked her eyebrows thinly, as was fashionable in the early 2000s, got a black tan on the beach... and a month later she received a call with the verdict: “Approved.” The director was amazed to see a completely different girl than he claimed. I had to work hard on my appearance again.
Actor career
For a whole year, Marina had to study at two universities, separated by thousands of kilometers. Having barely passed the exams in Moscow, she began to prepare for the exam in Kyiv.
Filming
At the same time, the girl was approved for a role in the gaming blockbuster “At the Game.” In preparation for filming, Petrenko learned extreme car driving with stuntmen and a world champion in computer games. In 2009, the first film “At the Game” with the participation of Petrenko was released, and the next – “At the Game-2. New level." Both parts became popular not only in Russia, but also in the USA, making young actors Sergei Chirkov, Pavel Priluchny, Alexei Bardukov and Agnia Ditkovskite famous people with great prospects.
In “At the Game” Marina Petrenko played gamer Rita
Without taking long breaks, Marina accepted an invitation to the multi-part melodrama “Women’s Dreams of Distant Countries,” where she played one of the main roles, the swindler Galina.
Marina Petrenko as Galina
In 2011, Petrenko became a certified actress and made her debut in the “professional” theater - she got a role in the play “Casting” of the theater. Mossovet (Diana Contreros).
Marina Petrenko in the play “Casting/Casting”
In the same year, Marina played in the films “Only You” and “20 Years Without Love”, the TV series “Kamenskaya-6”, “Group of Happiness” and “Raskol”. The latter became one of the most striking points in her filmography at that time. The plot told about the tragic events of Russian history in the 17th century - the schism of the Orthodox Church. The actress faced a difficult task: according to the director’s plan, she had to play Princess Urusova at two points in time – as a 16-year-old girl and as a 50-year-old woman, wise in life. Marina coped, admitting that for her it was a difficult but very interesting acting experience. Roman Madyanov, Alexander Korshunov, Alexey Morozov and Timofey Tribuntsev worked with her on the set of the series.
Stills from the film “Split”
Working with such outstanding actors gave Petrenko not only pleasure, but also a lot of experience, which was noted by the organizers of the Reflection youth film festival. In November of the same year, Marina was invited to join the festival jury along with Emmanuel Vitorgan and Alla Surikova.
In 2012, the actress was busy filming a remake of the popular Soviet comedy “Gentlemen of Fortune.” In the new film entitled “Gentlemen, Good Luck!” Marina played the role of police lieutenant Irina Slavina, who introduces the children's center animator Treshkin (Sergei Bezrukov) into a criminal gang and gradually falls in love with him. By the way, Marina embodied the image of a strong and confident woman in several more films of the same year: in the crime drama “Man from Nowhere” and the second season of the series “I’m Coming Out to Look for You.”
“Gentlemen, good luck!”: Marina Petrenko as a police lieutenant
In the short film “Jerry” (2012), Petrenko not only played the main role, but also acted as a producer. The experience turned out to be successful, and in 2014 Marina oversaw the production of the documentary films “Universiade. A year before the start" and "You are the world!", as well as the film "Legacy".
Actress Marina Petrenko captivates with her sincerity and spontaneity
But many consider Petrenko’s most successful work as a producer to be the series “Quest” (2015). In this film, Marina also appeared in the leading role, playing a journalist who, together with her friends, must find answers to the riddles of a mysterious stranger. Together with the heroes of Pavel Priluchny, Agatha Muceniece and Mikhail Evlanov, Marina examined the documents of Peter I's associate, Jacob Bruce, in order to avoid imminent death from a mysterious poison.
Marina Petrenko in the TV series “Quest”
In the same year, Petrenko appeared in the new part of the detective series “Mosgaz” (“Spider”), and the next year viewers were treated to another detective film with her participation – “Obsession” with Roman Polyansky and Nastasya Samburskaya in the leading roles.
Biography[ | ]
Born on January 19, 1987 in Simferopol. At the age of 14, Marina Petrenko made her debut in Yuri Ilyenko’s scandalous film “Prayer for Hetman Mazepa.” At the Berlin Film Festival, this film was recognized as a “film for sexual minorities” and “a film that incites ethnic hatred.” The Ministry of Culture did not recommend the scandalous film for distribution in the Russian Federation. Over the next few years, the girl was invited to play roles in Ukrainian TV series and films, such as “Five Minutes to the Metro.”
Marina received a “lucky ticket” when she was offered to star in Pavel Sanaev’s feature film “On the Game” and its sequel “On the Game: New Level”, where she played the main female role.
In 2008, Marina Petrenko graduated from the Faculty of International Relations of Kyiv International University. In 2007, she entered the Moscow Art Theater School on the course of Roman Kozak and Dmitry Brusnikin, which she graduated in 2011.
Since 2009, Marina has starred in successful Russian television series, such as: “Women’s Dreams of Distant Countries”, “Kamenskaya 6”, “Only You”, “Group of Happiness”, “Raskol”.
At the beginning of 2011, choreographer Alla Sigalova, together with director Yuri Eremin, began staging the play “Casting” at the theater. Mossovet. Marina Petrenko was approved for one of the main roles in the play. The premiere took place in March 2011.
In 2011, filming of the 16-episode feature film “20 Years Without Love” ended, in which Marina played the main role. The film was released on the Rossiya-1 TV channel in 2012.
In November 2011, the “Reflection” youth film festival was held in Zelenograd. Marina was on the jury of the film festival along with Alla Surikova and Emmanuil Vitorgan.
Since 2013 - general producer of the television film “Heritage” produced by the producer.[1].
In 2020, the feature film “Obsession” directed by Marina Migunova was released, in which Marina played the main role of Yulia Verber
Personal life of Marina Petrenko
The actress prefers not to share details of her personal life. She was seen several times with her partner in the film “At the Game” Sergei Chirkov, but neither Sergei nor Marina confirmed their relationship.
There were rumors in the press about the wedding of Marina Petrenko and Sergei Chirkov
When free time appears in a busy work schedule, Marina prefers to relax actively: skiing, swimming, playing tennis. Marina Petrenko in the show “Games with the Stars”
Billionaire Kerimov forbade his new lover to appear naked
The new film “Billion” with Vladimir Mashkov in the title role has started showing in cinemas. The People's Artist plays a lonely, tough banker with a bad character named Matvey Levin.
Back in the 1990s, Levin donated his seed to a maternity hospital, but never inquired about the fate of the children born. And suddenly, when, after the death of his business partner, Levin loses his entire fortune, the daughter of the deceased (actress Marina Petrenko ) comes to him and in no time crushes the business under her, and leaves the former moneybag on the street...
Mashkov and Petrenko in “Billion”
Authoritative journalist of the Sports.ru portal Alexander Golovin wrote on his page on the social network:
— I heard that the script in “Billion” was changed. True, not because nothing was clear, but because of Suleiman Kerimov . His lady, Marina Petrenko, was cast in the main role. In exchange, the billionaire closed part of the budget, but when he read the script, he was horrified: strangers were touching Petrenko. Moreover, there are sex scenes with her! The former owner of Anzhi demanded that any intimacy be deleted from the film. You were only allowed to look at Petrenko. I always watch movies to the end, but here I wanted to quit halfway through. There was only one thing that kept me going - to see the touch on Marina. I didn't see it. In 101 minutes, the main character was tactilely touched zero times.
There are persistent rumors that the comfortable life of Natalya Vetlitskaya and her daughter Ulyana, who have long become hermits in Spain, is paid for by Kerimov. Allegedly, the heiress of the former singer has an oligarchic origin. Photo: Social networks
About the personal life of the star of the films “At the Game”, “At the Game-2. New Level”, “Gentlemen, Good Luck!”, as well as the series “Split” and “Quest”, until this moment very little was known.
Marina starred naked in the comedy “Savages”
The daughter of a TV master and accountant from Crimea graduated from the prestigious Moscow Art Theater School. She was spotted several times with her partner in the film “At the Game” Sergei Chirkov , but neither he nor she confirmed a close relationship. And three years ago, rumors leaked to the newspapers about Marina’s relationship with Sergei Rublev , an actor from the TV series “Smersh. A Legend for a Traitor" and "Shuttlewoman". During the same period, she willingly undressed on camera and participated in sex scenes in the films and TV series “Obsession”, “Women’s Dreams of Far Countries”, etc.
Sex scene with Petrenko from the movie “At the Game”
- My love is like jumping from a tower - it’s breathtaking! - Marina boasted in one interview. - I love you with all my might, very passionately! But I also like the very first, easy feeling of falling in love. When you just got to know each other, you look closely and seduce.
Volochkova recently admitted that she had a miscarriage from a moneybag. Photo: Instagram.com
How she seduced the billionaire playboy Suleiman Kremimov is unknown. At one time, Natalya Vetlitskaya , Anastasia Volochkova , Tina Kandelaki , Olesya Sudzilovskaya , Ksenia Sobchak and other famous beauties visited his hot embrace.
Marina Petrenko now
The premiere of the film “New Year's Passenger” with the participation of Marina Petrenko was planned for 2020. In December 2020, the actress took part in the charity evening “A Winter Night’s Dream” of the Konstantin Khabensky Foundation: the girl was among 12 models who presented a spectacular performance. All proceeds were sent to help sick children.
Marina Petrenko on the set of the film "New Year's Passenger"
Creative path
Marina’s debut film was the historical drama “Prayer for Hetman Mazepa”, in which she played the role of Lyuba Zhuchenko. In 2006, she continued to act in films, playing Sonya in the third series of the detective story “The Return of Mukhtar 3”, Daria Matvienko in the series “Five Minutes to the Metro” and a cameo role in the comedy “Savages”. Then the girl appeared in the full-length films “Silent” and “Own Children”.
In 2008, Marina Petrenko began working on the film “Heart of the World,” but filming was stopped. As a first-year theater student, she received an offer to play Rita in the well-known action film “At the Game.” For this role, the aspiring actress mastered extreme car driving. Participation in this full-length film made Marina a famous and sought-after artist. The premiere of the second part of the action movie “At the Game” fell in 2010. At the same time, the actress played Galya Kochetova in the crime melodrama “Women’s Dreams.”
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In 2011, Petrenko starred in key roles in the mini-series “20 Years Without Love” and “Group of Happiness.” At the same time, she played Ekaterina Somova in the sixth season of the detective story “Kamenskaya”, Katya Minskaya in the melodrama “Only You” and Princess Urusova in the fresco film “Raskol”. In 2012, Marina Petrenko appeared in the full-length comedy “Gentlemen, Good Luck!”, in the TV series “I’m Coming Out to Look for You,” “Beagle” and “Man from Nowhere.”
Then the artist played minor roles in the detective story “Spider”, in the dramas “A Matter of Honor” and “The Thaw”. In the crypto-historical action film “Quest” and the short series “New Year’s Passenger” and “Obsession”, Marina played the roles of key heroines. Today the girl is starring in the social drama “A.L.Z.I.R.” and the comedy "Doctor Martov".
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Personal life
Marina's favorite pastime, besides filming films, is music. At the Simferopol School of Arts she learned to play the piano. Sometimes the actress performs jazz compositions at music festivals. In addition, the girl retained her childhood interest in dancing.
Marina Petrenko never sought to show off her personal life. In this regard, many sources attributed to the artist an affair with Sergei Chirkov, and then with Sergei Rublev. Interest in such rumors is fueled by the fact that the actors are in no hurry to comment on or refute such statements.
Biography
Petrenko Marina was born in 1987, on January 19, in Simferopol. The actress's list of childhood hobbies included dancing, music and sports. At the age of 6, she wanted to go to ballet school, but she was not accepted. Marina’s desire to build a film career appeared later. However, the girl’s parents tried in every possible way to dissuade their daughter from plans to enter the acting department.
In order not to upset her relatives, Marina Petrenko went to Kiev University, where she studied international law for two years. The girl was forced to leave the university, because her soul still strived for acting. Thus, Petrenko came to Moscow and entered the theater school at the Moscow Art Theater (workshop of R. Kozak and D. Brusnikin).
